May 7, 1998 - Sandy/Sharon/Eugene

(Thank to that user for giving me the right to provide me the episode for the recap.)

Live at George R. Brown Convention Center
in Houston, TX:
It's Wheel! Of! Fortune!


Sandy McManus - Married, has two daughters, works at a finance director for a member of the congress, from Cypress
Sharon McNeill - Works at being a computer technician, did a lot of volunteer work, from right where it's aired
Eugene Byon (yep yep yep, that is eybyon who provided the episode) - A computer programmer and a WoF buff (knows the phrases from daytime, other facts)
from of course it's obvious, right here!


Alright let's get on with the game for Round 1. The usual top dollar value is at $1,000.


Round 1


Category: LANDMARK

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Sandy: +$400 (R)x4 - $1,600
+$900 (S)x2 - $3,400
-$250 (A)x2 - $3,150
-$250 (E)x4 - $2,900
+$400 (T) - $3,300
-$250 (O) - $3,050
-$250 (I)x3 - $2,800
+$800 (P) - $3,600
+$450 (G)x2 - $4,500
-$250 (U) - $4,250 (VOWELS ARE GONE!)
+$300 (B)x2 - $4,850



 G E O R G E    B U S _
 P R E S I _ E _ T I A _
 _ I B R A R _


Sandy solves "GEORGE BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY" for $4,850 plus perfect round for her!



Let's have the contestants crave in for more excitement in Round 2 as we add a cruise to Alaska (read "Cruise") worth $4,850, $10,000 space
on the wheel and of course we upgraded the top-dollar value to $2,500.


Round 2


Category: BEFORE & AFTER



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Sharon: +$700 (S)x2 - $1,400
+$2,500 nope not close, $250 (T)x4 - $2,400
-$250 (E)x4 - $2,150
+$500 (N) - $2,650
+$250 - $2,900
Free spin! (H)x2 - $2,900
BANKRUPT! ($2,900 lost) (Free spin is used)
BANKRUPT AGAIN!

Eugene: +$250 (G) - $250
+$550 (Y) - $800
+$2,500 not even close got past that wedge, $600 (R) - $1,400
LOSE A TURN!


Sandy: +$400 (D) - $400
LOSE A TURN!


Sharon: +$450 (C) - $450
+$700 (F) - $1,150 (VOWELS LEFT!)



  T H _ T ' S    _ S _ N G
  Y O _ R    H E _ D
  O F    L E T T _ C E



Sharon's got some fresh greens she had and her head is filled with that - as she solves
"THAT'S USING YOUR HEAD OF LETTUCE" to claim $1,150.


Sandy: $4,850
Sharon: $1,150
Eugene: Nothing!


Eugene, it's gonna be your chance to claim some money from the gooseegg in Round 3 - as we upped the top-dollar to $3,500 including a Jackpot
wedge starting at $5,000 (brought to you by TIGER electronic games), and an entertainment prize package which is read "ENTERTAINMENT"
(camcorder, big-screen TV, RCA universal remote, VCR, and Nipper and Chipper) worth $3,297.


"Charlie put down that sizzling fajita platter, it's time for our Jackpot round!" - Pat Sajak starting up Round 3 before Charlie's segment.


Round 3
Category: FICTIONAL CHARACTERS


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Eugene: +$900 (R)x2 - $1,800
-$250 (E)x2 - $1,550
-$250 (A)x2 - $1,300
-$250 (I)x2 - $1,050
+$250 (N)x2 - $1,550
LOSE A TURN!


Sandy: +$250 (D) - $250
+$800 (S)x2 - $1,850
JACKPOT! (M)
+$600 (C) - $2,650
-$250 (O)x2 - $2,400
+$400 (T) DUD!



Sharon: $250 (F) - $250
$300 (G) - $550


  F E L I _    _ N _ E R
  &    O S C A R
  M A D I S O N


Sharon solves based on the guys from the classic tv series "The Odd Couple", "FELIX UNGER & OSCAR MADISON"
to claim her $550 which is over the house minimum.

Sandy: $4,850
Sharon: $1,700
Eugene: Still nothing!


Unclaimed jackpot: $8,750



Okay I know Eugene still has nothing of now but, no worries the fourth round + $5,000 space as our top dollar value
will change things huh? You might get your chance to win some money huh?


So many spins, so little time so the final spin will be wooooorrrrrrth..... $600 a piece for every consonant found.



Category: SAME NAME



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Sandy: (R) DUD!
Sharon: (S) - $600
Eugene: (T) - DUD!
Sandy: (D) - DUD!
Sharon: (N) - $1,200
Eugene: (G) - $600

"I have no idea Pat." - Eugene, clueless on the puzzle.

Sandy: (P) - DUD!
Sharon: (L)x3 - $3,000
Eugene: (M) - DUD!
Sandy: (B) - DUD!
Sharon: (H) - $3,600
Eugene: (C) - DUD!
Sandy: (W)x2 - $1,200 (VOWELS LEFT!)
Sharon: solved the puzzle.

W _ S H _ N G   &
 _ _ L
W _ L L


Somehow, Sharon solves "WISHING & OIL WELL" but somehow, mispronounced oil as "OLL" but her answer
was accepted anyway. $3,200 is claimed by her totaling up to $5,300 to be the big winner.



Sandy: $4,850
Sharon: $5,300
Eugene: GOOSEEGG!


Total bankrupt trash: $2,900


(Well, Eugene didn't have any luck during Wheel which is a bummer but, he leaves with some nice
lovely parting gifts. Congrats Eugene you did well on Wheel and I know you didn't get your chance
to win a lot, but I'll admit it - you had a nice time over there including everyone else.)
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Alrighty then. Bonus time.
Prizes left are the Corvette, Chevy Tahoe, and good old American cold hard cash, $25,000.


She picks the H. And here is the puzzle:
Category: THING

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What does the RSTLNE package give to that puzzle?


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Sharon's picks are DCMO.
What do we get?


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Well, Sharon is stumped and at the last second, she blurts out "WASH BOWL" which was close
enough to get "FISH BOWL" where the fishies live, but did not solve that. Of course,
she ended up losing the Corvette. But there is always a second chance - maybe having a
1-day total $5,300 will get her chance for some redemption in the Friday finals? I don't know.